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Questions and Answers about
the "Programming Microsoft Access Version 2002" book
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What are folks saying about
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- Elias, a new member to the Database Developers Group, explains how
the book was instrumental in him launching his practice as an Access
consultant: I have 20 years of software development experience mainly
in the mainframe area both here in Sydney and Boston, Mass. I was
recently retrenched by my employer and decided to start my own
consulting firm. In the past four months, I have used your book to
learn Access in order to develop an inventory and billing software
package for one of my clients. I can honestly tell you that I learned
a lot from your book, and I can even say that without your book, I
would've not been able to finish the project.
- This is an excerpt from Larry Linson's review of the book for the
North Texas PC News: I thought the Access 2000 edition of Dr.
Dobson’s book was excellent; this one surpasses it – it’s
updated, enhanced, and expanded to cover more subject areas...He
covers his subjects in depth, but the scope and depth are not the
only important factors. Dobson has a particular knack for
understanding complex subject matter so that he can explain it
clearly and simply – he’s not just a writer, he’s a teacher,
and a good one. (Dr. Dobson regularly presents seminars in major
cities around the country. I understand they are well-attended and
well-received.)
- A member of Microsoft's User Education team gave this appraisal of
Rick's "Programming Microsoft Access Version 2002" book in
the process of assessing Rick's credentials for a new book: I
consider Rick's book to be the definitive one on Access and VBA.
- Brian from Minnesota comments: Being a seasoned Access Veteran, I
found the book most helpful in explaining ADO (new in Access 2000),
explaining class modules and using Access with SQL Server...Next to
The Access Developer's Handbook Series by Litwin, Getz, et al. and
F. Scott Barker's Power Programming, I would say this is a
"must have" for any serious Access Developer.
- Paul, a web/Access developer from the Pacific Northwest region,
sent this appraisal of the book in an email: I am very impressed
with all the work that went into preparing the book and the
code...You are right up there with JS Bach in dedication and
accomplishment. I find the book a very digestible introduction
to coding. You include so many little nuggets that do not appear
prominently anywhere else.
- Bill Camarada, a book author himself, posted this review of the
book at www.bn.com:
Microsoft Press gave Rick Dobson a few extra months to finish Microsoft
Access 2002 Core Reference, and the payoff is a book far deeper,
richer, and more useful than the solid Access 2000 guide it
replaces.
Where the previous edition contained one chapter on data access,
this book dedicates nearly 250 pages to the subject, covering ADO,
command and parameter objects, select and parameter queries, ADO
event programming, the ADOX library, Jet SQL, and a whole lot more.
Also added: thorough coverage of using Access 2002 to build and
manage SQL Server solutions. This one's a biggie. Access is, well,
more access-ible than SQL Server, making it easier for more
people to build enterprise solutions, and offering powerful RAD
tools for creating forms, reports, and web pages. Dobson covers just
about all of this -- including views, stored procedures, triggers,
SQL-DMO programming, even security.
No book on Access 2002 development would be complete without web
coverage, and there's plenty of it here: not just Data Access Pages
but XML Data Representations and the FrontPage 2002 Database Wizard,
too. Access is alive and well -- and with this book, Access
programmers can push it further than ever before.
- Here are excerpts from a review posted by a reader to www.amazon.com:
I have been overwhelmed by the flexibility of MS solutions and
options that are possible and needed some guidance in plain language
to explain such terms as Objects, Properties and Methods, and what
they meant to be programmed. Chapter 2 does a good job of that which
is followed by a useful summary of the ADO library. Data Access
Projects are lined out well along with some practical tips to
incorporating SQL Server 2000 as a data source. He further builds
upon this model and shows how to dynamically (!) create web pages
from the Access Project using MS FrontPage XP, the resultants being
Active Server Pages! I have found while the Access 2002 graphical
tools are helpful, Dobson explores how to control the code behind
the power of the XP Office release.
I have found the code to be tight and well commented. I'd urge
anyone interested in harnessing the full power and speed of
deployment of Access 2002 and the Office XP suite to add this book
to their "How To" library.
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